Call for nominations for Carolyn L. Rose Award, President’s Award, Vendor Recognition Award, Early Career Award, and Honorary Memberships
The SPNHC Recognition and Grants Committee is inviting nominations for the following:
The Carolyn L. Rose Award is our Society’s highest honor. It is given to a practitioner (SPNHC membership is not required) whose work and efforts have promoted the values and objectives of the Society. Nominations should include a letter of nomination, a current curriculum vitae, and letters of recommendation.
The President’s Award is presented to a member or former member of SPNHC, whose activities have furthered the objectives of the Society through outstanding committee work, prolonged officer roles, or promotion of activities of the Society. Nominations should include a letter of nomination, a current curriculum vitae, and letters of recommendation.
The Vendor Recognition Award is presented to commercial entities to recognize long-term support of the Society or the Society’s annual meetings. Nominations should include a letter of recommendation highlighting evidence of contributions.
The Early Career Award is presented to a member at an early stage in their career, or at an early stage in their involvement with SPNHC, who has demonstrated outstanding potential for leadership through innovative and energetic service that strengthens and broadens the impact of SPNHC.
Honorary Membership can be conferred by Council in recognition of outstanding contributions to natural history collections or to the Society. Honorary Members have all the rights and privileges of regular members. Nominations should include a letter of nomination and letters of recommendation.
More information about these awards can be found at https://spnhc.org/what-spnhc-does/awards-and-grants/.
Questions and nominations should be directed to the Chairperson of the Recognition and Grants Committee (Paul Mayer, pmayer@fieldmuseum.org) and must be submitted by November 1, 2023.
Call for applications for the Faber Innovation Grant
The Recognition and Grants Committee is requesting proposals for the Faber Innovation Grant, a cash grant of up to $1000, to support a project addressing issues on the management, care, conservation, or use of natural history collections. Applicants for this grant must be SPNHC members in good standing for at least one year prior to the award date. The successful applicant will be expected to 1) present a final or interim report at the Annual Meeting of the Society and 2) publish the results, with the understanding that the manuscript will be sent first to the SPNHC Publications Committee for first right of refusal. Each applicant may submit only one proposal per funding period. The cover sheet should include a project title, name(s) of project personnel (including title, address, phone number, and email), and a single-line spaced 100-word abstract describing the proposed project. The proposal text should include a statement of purpose, project plan (e.g., participants, methods, materials, schedule of completion), and proposed use of funds. The application document should be formatted to have one-inch margins, a font with 10-12 characters per inch, and double line spacing. The application, including a cover page, should not exceed 10 pages. The Curriculum Vitae of the principal investigator and letters of commitment may be single-spaced and attached as an appendix.
Questions and proposals should be directed to the Chairperson of the Recognition and Grants Committee (Paul Mayer, pmayer@fieldmuseum.org), and must be submitted by February 1, 2024.